Met-ed Urges Customers To Ask For Identification Police

September 06, 1989|The Morning Call

An attempted scam in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County, involving two men posing as Metropolitan Edison Co. employees has prompted the utility to remind customers to ask for photo identification if strangers come to the door claiming to represent the company.

In an incident last week, township Police Chief John Lapsley said nothing was taken because the two men involved fled after the landowner became suspicious and began asking questions.

According to a utility statement, the scam is designed to have one of the men lure the homeowner outside on the pretense of checking the meter, while the other man ransacks the home.

The utility said all its employees carry photo identification badges and said entry should be refused to anyone to can't prove he is a Met-Ed employee. If Met-Ed employment can't be verified, the utility suggests the customer call local police and the nearest Met-Ed office.